Nevada football team to play in New Mexico Bowl

1:45 PM,
Nov. 26, 2012

2012 New Mexico Bowl logo. Nevada will play in the Dec. 15 bowl game against a Pac-12 opponent.

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The expected became a reality Sunday afternoon when the Nevada football team was offered and accepted an invitation to the New Mexico Bowl.

The Wolf Pack, which wraps up the regular season Saturday against rival Boise State, will play a to-be-determined foe from the Pac-12 on Dec. 15 at 10 a.m. in Albuquerque, N.M. Nevada's likely foe is Arizona, although Arizona State, Washington and Southern Cal are possibilities.

"This is great news, and we will be looking forward to it," Wolf Pack coach Chris Ault said in a release. "We know from experience that this is a first-class event." ...